Cushion.



No. 884,730. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908. H. S. HALE.

CUSHION.

APPLICATION FILED snP'r.12.19os.

WITNESSES: l INVENTR ff a@ i ATTORNEY UNITED s'rArE-s PATENT o'EEIoE.

HENRY s. HALE, 'oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A'ssIeNoR .fro THE HALE AND KIL- BUEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNsYLVANIA, 1A CORPORA- TION OF PENN SYLVANIA.

Specification of Lettera Patent.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Application filed September 12, v1906. Serial No. 884,294.

To all whom it may concern: f

' Beit known that I, HENRY S. HALE, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain -new and useful Improvements in'Cushions,

o f-which the following is a specication.

l This invention concerns Cushions, -and has reference, more articularly, to cushions for use aslseats and acks of carseats In orderI that thesek cushions may be. `as nearly iire` mounted splral springs which serve to Cyieldproof as possible, the parts thereof have here-v tofore been madeof metal with`the exception only of the covering material. A rece tangularrame of sheet-metal has been employed having metallic slats extending across etween opposite sides thereof on which are ingly su port the covering material. n account o the use of metallic parts, considerable difiiculty has been experlenced in securing the coverin material to the frame.

The object o my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and convenient means may be drawn down tight by which this can be done'.

In accordance with the invention, unite with. the lmetallic frame of the cushion, stri s of suitable material into which tacks may e driven to hold the edge of the covering maf;

terial pf the cushion firmly'to the frame. Strips of fiber or aper'may. be used for4 this 'purpose' but pre erably.' I. employ strips of wood, aiid in order that these' may be ren' wooden strips forming .part of the cushion frame, the holes through the metallic casing of the strips being made large so that no .diiiiculty is experienced bythe workmen in dndin them with the tacks. The cushion is none fili of the wooden strips, s1nce these are not only rendered non-niiammable by the compound with which they are impregnated .but are en- -tirely incased inmetal. j

T e referred embodiment of my invenf tion is ius'trat'ed in the accompanying draw# 55 ings, in' which 'material of the cus e'less iireprocf on account of the use around the edge of the frame 1, are strips to,

Figure 1 is a top view of a cushion broken away and sectioned in part, Fig. 2 1s a sec- `,tion showing oner edge of the cushion, and

Fig. 3. is a perspective view of the incased tacking strip.

Referring to these drawings, the framev 1 of the vcushion is of rectangular shape, consisting of four frame-sections secured together at their ends. Each section consists of two sheet-metal frame-members secured together at their edges and bent intermediate the edges to provide open space `between the opposite sides of the section, thus contributing great strength to the frame. In Fig. 2v thelframesection is shown as consisting of a member 2 bent lengthwise thereof to form three sides of a rectangle and having outwar'dl turned flanges 3 at the lateral edges. T e other ymember 4 of the section is a fiat, sheet-metal strip having folds 5 at its lateraledges adapted to incase theiianges 3 tovsecure the two framemembersl together. lRivets may be provided in the flanges thus formed to pre vent relative "longitudinal movement of the members of a frame-section. Extending across between the opposite sides of the frame are channeled, metallic slats 6 secured at their ends to the flanges on the frame-l sections. Mounted on the frame and on the slats 'are'a plurality of spiral springs 7 arranged in lines-across the frame, and these support on'their upper ends a plurality of {lat`,psheet metal springs 8. The covering ion may be of `any suitable construction I have shown it as con'- sistingpf a coarse inner covering 9, usually termed the":fi'rst' canvas, extending down at its edges to'the frame 1, over this a piece of heavyfelt 19 and a filling of hair or other" upholstery. material 20, and over these the outer covering..V With the outer covering 11 may be assoclated a sheet of muslin 10,' the edges of both of these extendin down dver the sides of theV cushion to the bottom of the frame.

The edges of the .first vcanvas and the outer coveringy are secured to the frame of the cushion in l.the following manner. United to the frame-sections so as to extend entirely which4 the edlges of the coveringl materi are tacked. In ig. 3, I have Illustrated the conploy. y' The "Billig numeral 12, an maybe ofiiber, paper or Ioc " the'tacking strips 12 an secured to the strips by tacks `18l extending thro other material, but is preferably of wood and i -is impregnated with a suitable liiieproofing 1 compound. The strip, .thus prepared, is inother.

' which the strip 1s secured to their-ameV 1. A

strip., thus prepared and cut toj' suitable the strip'4 is 'secured-12? through the strip an case in a sheath13 o heet-metal extending around three sidesof the strip' 12,-andI this' sheathhas a series of holes 14. cut therein o n each 'of two sides, the` holes'of one series being st gered relatively to those ofthe o, holes are provided Vthrough the strip and its sheathing to receive bolts 15 by length, is secured to each of the frame-sections between the outer side thereof and the 15' outwardly extending flange on thatside, the side of the strip 12not covered bythe rsheath 13 lying ainst the iange.` In this position bolts l'extending flange-and nuts 16` thereon. fInessemblini'g the cushion, the 'edges of the first canvas 10 are drawn downtightly4 andtacked to the side of the tacking'strip 12 -by `tacks-117 'extending thro h. the holes' 14,-`

in the casing 13. The holes the casing are made large sothat the workmen willhave no Vdiiiici'ilty in indingz them.with `-the tacks. The f elt19 and hair 20jare then ositioned upon the first. canvas and themus 10 and outer covering 1l are then drawn dow'nover tacked to the si e df the strips -12 if desired; preferably,- however, the edges of the muslin andouter covering are drawn down tightly over the first canvas to ether, carried 'under in the'casing 13 at thebottom thereof. The

-coveringmaterial-of the 'cushion is thusfirmly convenient' zand inexpensive-manner and, `tho'i'i'gh strips of wood -areprovided to. which `the'.coveringfis tacked, 'these strips Qannotburmas they are bothireproofedand incased'ii'i metal. t'

- t by-Lcttcrs Patentyo secured to theframejin a simple fWhat' I lclaii'ri;asf'new'aiidl-v desire 'to secure nited States is :fcoin inatioiiof a. ine- 1:' In a z iiiiihioii,A tallic frame consistni tionshaving ailan'ge citent-ling ontwar the frame from the upper. edge ofpthe'secaon',

two' o itsfaces against; the outerside of the section and thezunder side of the vange there'` i redf clarifie'A on; a 'metallic casing secured-1 to :each stri protecting' the" 'other faces .thereo .SPringsjsiipported on thelfrarne, a. covering vyieldingl positioned b 'saidi springs,v its '.y df un ersaidstrips, and` vereiste@ -dg'essof the' poverina .edt'i'ieningin isaidl wings and into thefundeit'sides' 'creditistrips to'seeure' tao the Vc'ov ''s 'ring to the frame-, siibstantiallylas 2; Ina cushion, combination of'a methe 'the covering to coverings ielding'y tallic frame consisting ofsheet-r'net'al franie sections` united at their ends, each of said y sections havinga rflange extending outwardly of' the frame fromgthe upper edge of the section, tacking str1 s, bo ts securing each 'of said stri s tothe. an eon'aframe-section 3. In' a cushion, the combination of a rnetallic 'frame' consistingv of sheet-metal frame- 'sectionsu united at their ends, each of said sections having a flange extending outwardly of the'rame from' the-"upper `edge of the section, 'a strip secured 1to 'each frame-sectionwith-two of-its lfai'zes against the'outer ys ideof the section and-the under side-of the ange thereon, a metallic casing secured to each strip and protecting the other faces springs, tac 's 'securingthe' edges 0f the inner coveringto the outer faces of said strips and tacksfsecuring'theedges. of the outer covering to the under side'yof the strips, said tacks extending through openings in said casings,

'substantially as described.

' 4Q In a. cu'shion,-the .combination of a me tallic frame consisting of sheet-metal framesectionsunited -at their ends, each of said section shavinga flange extending outwardly of the lframe from the' upper edge of the section, astrip 'secured .to each frame-sectionl 'with' two of 'itsfaces against the outer side of the section andthe underside of the' flange thereon, a' metallic casingsecu'red to each ,strip and-'protecting the otherjfaces thereof,

' eldingl ositionedY-b' .'sa i d s `rii'igs', and y1 y p time; ges; of; the @refine *and "Openings in' 'said- @Sings and -intosa'd'strips to securethecovering to the frame,-substantiall "ias-described."- V5. In a'vcushion,.

tallicfranie consisting 'of sheet-metal frame-f sections united' at their-ends, each'of said springs supportedonfthe frame, a, covering sectionsiconsi'stii'i'g ofltwo sheet-metalistri s,'

one-"bent longitudinally; to form'three'si es of a'grectangle ,in ciioss-section-and topro# inclosing said ilan es, oneof'said iianges and its inclosing fold o'rming a flange extending outwardlyof the-frame, a strip secured toi v each framelsection with two of its faces against'tlie outer side of the section andthe iso under side ofthe flange thereon, springs sui-l This specification signed and witnessed ported on the frame, a covering yielding l this fth day of September, 1906. positioned by said springs and tacks exten ing through the edges of the covering and HEIN R-Y S' HALE'. 5 openings in said casings and into said strips Witnesses:

to secure the covering to the frame, substan- S. 0. EDMoNDs,

tiall'y4 as described. D. S, EDMONDS. 

